A nice jade "bi" disk carved in the Han Dynasty style with dots and "c" scrolls. Color is a transparent light pale celadon. It shows up darker in the photos. Age:Late Ming.
Size: Diameter.5.3cm. Condition. Some minor chips on the rim.
Description: One Temmoko tea bowl of Song dynasty was authenticated as a Jian kiln piece. Kept with beautiful glaze condition, the clay revealed at the foot rim yielded it's black purplish tint which justify it's origin. In typical everted shape, one crack line penetrated on the upper part of cavetto
and some touch-ups were made to the glaze surface. Date: Song Dynasty(AD 12th Century)
Width: 12.6cm Height: 4.8cm
A lucky jade carved in the form of a lock. The front carved with a large peony and the back carved with the words for prosperity, good luck etc. Should be worn as a good luck pendent. Size: W. 5.8cm. H. 4cm.
Condition. Perfect
Two round and one boomerang shape ancient glass beads. Two round ones are a pale sea green and the larger one aqua blue. Size: Small: 1.8cm. Middle: 2.8cm. Large: 3.8cm.
Condition: Perfect.
This is a genuine theater puppet kashira representing the character Osome. It is not a souvenir. As you can see it is quite clean, however there are three faint vertical cracks in the gofun covering, beside the nose and up the right cheek. The gofun is stable. She wears her hair in an immaculate coiffure held with one unpretentious comb and a ribbon of chirimen silk. Two silver ornaments accent the very simple and attractive figure...
A very Large translucent pale blue-green glass earring from Southeast Asia, probably from Vietnam or Cambodia.The glass is in the form of a thick oval hoop that tapers at the ends. There is some soil encrustation on the ends from being buried.
Size: Diameter 8cm. Condition: Perfect.
Description: A charming nephrite green jade
bracelet was from Song Dynasty. Kept in perfect condition when incursions with brownish tint were left on the surface, the bracelet was in plain form without any motifs. An attractive piece that can add more focus to your wrist.
Date: Song Dynasty(12th century)
Width:(outer rim 7.6, inner rim 5.8cm)
A blue glazed Song vase of unusual color for Song pieces. Size: H. 18.8cm. W. 15cm.
Condition: No repairs
Rare 19th century complete bathing set consisting of a wash basin and covered water bottle. The interior of the wash basin is decorated in the famille rose palette with four reserves of architectural settings featuring knife-wielding guards, attendants, beauties and scholars engaged in study, the arts, and the daily activities of the gentry class. The panels encircle a matching central medallion...
One hundred herbs prayer bead bracelet from the boarder town between China and Tibet. These type of prayer bead is believed to be good for curing all types of sickness. The beads are made by compressing 100 herbs into a ball. There are 18 beads in all.
Age: Pre 1920. Size: inside radius 7cm. It is stringed with a new stretch string to fit all.
Condition: Very good for its age.
Circa 1920 Japanese Satsuma Button, just under 1" Cobalt blue glaze gold paint trees, bridge, water unglazed white self shank button. The artwork is almost impressionist in nature. Super condition! Please see camera shy pix as All Qs will be answered Here in lieu of email reply. SOLD, NO PRICE, NO INFO.
An important thangka depicting the succession of Dalai Lamas to the large one in the center of that period. The central image is surrounded by a host of guardian deities, bodhisattvas, asparas and symbolic animal figures.
Size: L. 97cm. W. 72.7 cm. Inside measurement.
Condition: No repairs, rips or tears on the painting. Some fraying of the silk, framing the artwork.
Description: A rare ivory pot with picturesque carvings on the surface was preserved in very good condition. Tinged due to age, the exquisite image of the carving was intended to describe a religious story. Date: 18th century, Provenance: Thailand Height: 10cm Width: 9.5cm.
A pair of iron Tibetan Phurbu Daggers. The top of the handles have four expressive faces of very good workmanship crowned with human skulls.The handle has a double lotus and eternal knots on each end.Above the blades there is a makara.
Size: L. 21.7cm each. Condition: No repairs. Nice patina
This is an official's seal for the Imperial Court for documents for minority people during the Tang Dynasty. Age:618 - 907 AD
Size: 3.2 x 3.3cm.
Condition: No repairs
Description: A beautiful ivory sachet was carved in open work. With
archaic patterns as the ground decoration, swirling dragons were carved vividly on both sides. The sachet can be used as a pendant when the cap was removable and a perfume dipped cotton can be easily put into it. Date: Early 20th Century.
A glazed plate in blue and red depicting two birds, a chrysanthemum, bamboo and mountain scene. Size: Diameter.27cm. Age: Late Ching. Condition: No repairs